Drugs/Alcohol at the Middle School Age

By:Shannon Baer, Stephanie Thomas, Katie LaBorence,

Jemimah Kim

Overview:

Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey of 2011

6,059 middle school students participated in the survey

Results show how students who use drugs illegally are affected

Helps schools, parents, and the community know areas to focus on

Students’ Perspective: Lifetime Use

Students’ Perspective: Uses in the Past 30 days

Overview:Students’ Perspective Behavior

Using drugs and/or alcohol can: Affect mood and thinking Hurt others/damage relationships Harm body now and later on Become addicted

Young Adolescents who use drugs and alcohol become more likely to go through depression

According the Florida survey, few students thought doing drugs/drinking alcohol would make them “cool” to their peers.

Overview:School’s Perspective In 2011, 5.9% of Florida middle school students

surveyed said they have been drunk or high at school in the past year. Affects social, physical, emotional behaviors, as

well as educational performance.

Teachers and administration need to know the real facts on drug/alcohol uses

Overview:School’s Perspective Schools need to actively engage students in

programs Drug free Athletics Scholastic

Overview:Parents’ Perspective

“My kid would never do that.” Research shows that there is a mismatch of results Same parents who say their kid does not use

drugs/alcohol report that 40-60% of the age group uses

Parents need to be aware of the statistics Able to talk with their child Able to know signs/symptoms of drugs/alcohol

Overview:Parents’ Perspective

Parents need to be active in the life of their young adolescent. Give them respect and show they are cared about Talk about drugs and alcohol Have an authoritative parenting style

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Ginger Katz

Renowned drug addiction speaker and author 5 point audience specific presentation Payment through donations raised Eich’s Sporting Goods involvement

Local businesses Eich’s Sporting Goods

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Bailey’s Printing Pamphlets Posters

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Local police Introduction of drug issues in community

before parent presentation Involvement in advisory programs

Counselors and social workersProvide quick debriefing speech after

presentationProvide additional services to those

students or community members greatly adversely affected by presentation

Advisory

Advisory - Rationale- Role of the teacher/advisor- Scheduling advisory time- Activities during advisory

Website: morgan-advisory.weebly.com

Rationale Positive self-esteem Logical decision making Experimentation and self control Issues that affects lives both in and outside of

school Role models Resources

Role of the teacher

Encourage parents to be fully involved Know each advisee individually Gain trust and be a good role model

Activities Journaling Guest Speakers Discussion Interactive Activities/Games Reading Watching Clips Group Work PSA Project

Teacher Role

Teacher Role

A 7th grade student of yours comes in smelling like alcohol for the third day in a row. You have no proof that he/she has been drinking except for the scent on their breath. As a teacher how would you handle this situation?

Teacher Role

As soon as all of your students take their seats and class is about to begin you notice a pipe has fallen out of a student’s backpack when they took out their notebook. What would be the best way to handle this situation without making a scene in front of the entire class? Who should you inform?

Teacher Role

During a passing period while walking in the hallways you over hear a couple students trying to peer pressure another student into drinking and smoking with them after school. Without embarrassing the student what do you think would be the appropriate way to handle this situation would be as a teacher of the school?

Teacher Role Responsibility and Alcohol: Teaching Responsible Decisions

about Alcohol and Its Use for Those who chose the Drink -Underage Drinking

-Extracurricular activities

-Be aware that it is still happening and try and educate your students without lecturing them about the issue.

-Teach them about responsibility and choosing what is best for their life.

Engs, R. (1981). Responsibility and alcohol: teaching responsible decisions about alcohol and its use for those who chose to drink. Health Education , 20-22. Retrieved from: "http://www.indiana.edu/~engs/articles/resp1.html"

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School-based education for drug prevention Teaching Strategies:

-Interactive and active learning-Your role as the teacher -Help them with decision making

  United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (2002). Schools School-based education for drug abuse prevention. In Schools School-based education for drug abuse

prevention (pp. 1-82). New York: United Nations Publications. Retrieved from: "http://www.unodc.org/pdf/youthnet/handbook_school_english.pdf"

Teacher Role What do you do if a student comes to you for help?

http://www.nacoa.org/pdfs/EDkit_web_06.pdf

On page 11 and 12 there are a list of DO’s and DONTS that can be very helpful when a student comes to you for help. Some of the do’s is to make sure you follow through, the student needs to know that they can count of you! Also be sensitive and don’t act uncomfortable. This would be a good reference for those of you that don’t know where to start is a student reaches out to you for help.

(2001). Children of Alcoholics: A Kit for Educators. In Children of Alcoholics: A Kit forEducators (pp. 1-33). Rockville, Maryland: National Association for Children of Alcoholics. Retrieved from: http://www.nacoa.org/pdfs/EDkit_web_06.pdf

Teacher RoleLesson Plan Ideas!

If drugs and alcohol become a big issue for you as the teacher or your team of teachers and you can find time to fit in an extra lesson plan or two there are many lesson plan ideas for middle school students! Here are a few listed:

-The Myth of “Medical Marijuana”-Marijuana Facts: Breaking Down the Myths -Real Questions, Real Answers-Teen Science-Investigators

Heads up lesson plans and printables. (n.d.). Retrieved fromhttp://headsup.scholastic.com/index.php/articles/lesson-plans-and-printables/